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Old 12th August 2016, 02:27 PM   #1
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If I think about what we do with cattles in intensive mass animal farming or in the slaughter houses, the antipathy against bull fighting seems a little bit of hypocrisy to me.

A bull fighting bull will be treated much better in his life time, than intensive mass animal farming cattle.
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Old 12th August 2016, 03:04 PM   #2
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"Show" fights between humans against humans, human against animal and animal against animal you will find in nearly all places of the world. It is obvious that this is justified by the primary instinct of the human beeing.
Some of this show fights seems to some people very barbarous, myself included. Take for example the cock fight in South-East-Asia. It's the same with the bulls in Spain, the cocks have a very nice life, they get every time when the time of the owner it allows a massage and the best food. The fights I've watched but don't like it but when you want to understand "Indonesians" in an ethnograhic backround it's important to have seen such cock fights.
IMVHO it have to do with Ethnograhic when the used weapons for bull fights where shown here and there is no need to love this bull fights. I also don't like them but I also don't want to have stayed byside when a human get killed with one of my weapons I've collected.
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Old 12th August 2016, 04:03 PM   #3
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Gents, I appreciate that there are various opinions on this subject. However, the question must be asked: What does this have to do with ethnographic weapons? Please do not escalate further what is essentially a peripheral and irrelevant discussion about the so-called sport of bullfighting.
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Old 12th August 2016, 04:33 PM   #4
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First, let me thank you for allowing me to post my differing opinion.Please note that there weren't any posts glorifying "bullfighting;"had the thread continued, I'm sure that some of the cruel aspects of this"sport," would have been portrayed, which might have swayed more against it.
In regards to the discussion of the weapons of this trade being "irrelevant,"I think it to be no less so than the Ram Dao, or other sacrificial swords.
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Old 12th August 2016, 04:44 PM   #5
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First, let me thank you for allowing me to post my differing opinion.Please note that there weren't any posts glorifying "bullfighting;"had the thread continued, I'm sure that some of the cruel aspects of this"sport," would have been portrayed, which might have swayed more against it.
In regards to the discussion of the weapons of this trade being "irrelevant,"I think it to be no less so than the Ram Dao, or other sacrificial swords.
I think it would have been better to take this to the staff.

I believe we have been down the Bullfighting Weapons road more than once in the 15 odd years I have been involved here.
That road always leads downhill.
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Old 12th August 2016, 05:02 PM   #6
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I for one found the thread in question of interest, as I have no actual experience with or particular knowledge of bullfighting. I have not been involved here long enough to have experienced the earlier discussions on the subject.

The question of animal sacrifice crosses most cultures, and being squeamish about the tools involved is rather insular for a site devoted to weaponry.
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Old 12th August 2016, 05:09 PM   #7
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I for one found the thread in question of interest, as I have no actual experience with or particular knowledge of bullfighting. I have not been involved here long enough to have experienced the earlier discussions on the subject.

The question of animal sacrifice crosses most cultures, and being squeamish about the tools involved is rather insular for a site devoted to weaponry.
Bob, you too should take your concerns to staff.

Let's move on to other things, please.
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